My wife and I just bought our first house. I think that we discovered that our dryer vent is going to require some regular maitenence to keep it clean and able to dry our clothes.
When we moved in, ...

I have a bathroom with two SEPARATELY TOGGLE switches;one for the light and one for the exhaust fan.I have updated the light switch with a dimmer/motion sensor rocker style switch. NOW my question is ...

Currently I have a switch that turns the light on and off, and a second switch that turns the fan on and off. I would like to make it so the fan can only turn on if the light is on as well. But if the ...

I am renovating a few rooms including an existing laundry room. It currently has one exterior window and another openable window onto an existing mudroom (which also has exterior windows).
After the ...

I'm converting part of an unfinished space to make a darkroom. I'm installing a bathroom ventilation fan over the sink but there is no convenient place to install a switch for the fan. I purchased a ...

I'm looking for a device that will allow me to control the fan speed as well as have it timeout.
In theory this might work if I used the output from the timer to feed into the dimmer, but it doesn't ...

I have a rigid metal exhaust pipe coming out of the bathroom fan over my downstairs bathroom. It goes up at approximately a 30 degree angle for about twenty feet and stops just before it gets to the ...

I am planning on venting my bathroom fan and the range hood in my kitchen out the gable end of my house in separate runs. The gable end is above a gable roof, so I am hoping for some recommendations ...

I have a bathroom vent. I just installed another similar vent in my closet and when I was in the attic I noticed the ducts from both are quite close next to each other.
Both of them use 4" ducts and ...

I am replacing the ventilation fan in our master bathroom this weekend. The previous one (about 12 years old) developed such a vibration over time that it managed to undo the bolt holding the glass ...

I am replacing a bathroom vent, light, heater combo.
The wiring from the house has three switches, but has only two lines with three wires (black, white and ground). The new vent, light and heater has ...

I bought a little mini fridge (ok, it's actually one of those wine cooler thingies) that buzzes loudly.
Took it apart and discovered the source of the problem: a little fan in there, similar to the ...

We've got four bathrooms, all wired so that the light and the (extremely loud) fan are on the same switch. Each one appears to have two blacks wires (both connected to the switch, different screws on ...

My bathroom is on the first floor with a finished bedroom directly above and an unfinished basement directly below. It would appear to be easier to install a wall or floor fan and direct exhaust down ...

I have a bathroom exhaust ventilator installed that turns on when I flip the wall switch and that continues working on a timer when I cut the power in the switch.
In terms of wiring, I see 3 cables ...

My ancient 1960s bathroom fan (a NuTone 8832) stopped working. I removed the cover and fan, but the "metal box" assembly is still in the ceiling. I'm not sure how to get it out.
Here's the unit, with ...

I'm replacing a bathroom ceiling fan, and need to add a short extension (approximately 18") to the length of the existing vent hose. The existing hose is 4" aluminum flex.
I have a couple questions. ...

Seems to take the vent forever to clear shower vapor from room. I purchased a vent that had a good rating. It is vented to the outside. How do I know if it is working properly and actually venting to ...

My bathroom has one switch that powers the fan and light. In that electrical box, there is also a hard wired electrical outlet that sits in the bathroom. Since I don't have room for a 2 gang box in ...

We have a Subzero under the counter ice maker. During our hot summer days it really gets hot and slows the ice production down to a crawl. We thought we would install a cooling fan on the wall behind ...

I light candles frequently in room, and I wanted to prevent candle soot from sticking to the walls etc. How about I install an exhaust system in that room? What other options do I have?
How powerful ...

I have a bathroom fan, but it only runs when the light is on (i.e. no delay). The fan itself is really good, but it should really run on after (I think this might be part of the Building Regulations ...

I have a bathroom on the first floor of a two-floor house where the popcorn ceiling has dilated and cracked open twice within a year, and some mold is always coming back next to the ceiling, so I need ...

I live in an old style garden level unit in Chicago (roughly 80 years old).
The bathroom currently has no ventilation. The window is cracked and I'll leave the bathroom door open when I shower, but ...

I am replacing a bath fan/light with a fan/light/night light combination fixture. I need a new wall switch with 3 controls. I currently have just a cable with hot, neutral and ground running through ...